Depression Study to Kick Off

Apr 04, 2017

Australian researchers are kicking off a large-scale genetic study of depression, ABC's Triple J Hack reports.

The researchers hope that the Australian Genetics of Depression Study, which is part of a larger international effort, will uncover depression risk genes as well as inform drug treatment choices for depression. Currently, Hack notes that patients often undergo rounds of trial and error before finding medications that work for them.

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